Understanding Vasoactive Medications
of sepsis, however, there is a relative deficiency in vaso-pressin. Previous studies evaluating vasopressin as a primary option for the management of septic shock have yielded unimpressive results when compared with norepinephrine. For this reason, the use of vasopressin in patients with septic shock is limited primarily to
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